About Jersey Shore Trout Unlimited

Trout Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. It is a private, non-profit organization with 125,000 members in 500 chapters nationwide. The Jersey Shore Chapter was established in Oct 1989.

The members of the Jersey Shore Chapter of Trout Unlimited primarily reside in the central New Jersey coastal counties of Monmouth and Ocean. Our conservation activities include yearly stream cleanups and helping with the Sea Run Brown Trout stocking program run by the New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife. Our members enjoy both fresh and saltwater fly fishing, and the chapter runs a variety of trips and educational activities throughout the year.

Regular Monthly Meeting - 6/19/2018

The regular monthly meeting of JSTU for June will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 7:30pm, at the usual Fireman's Field meeting location in Oakhurst, NJ. Our guest speaker will be Agust Gudmundson, the former president of the NJTU State Council. Agust is a knowledgable on just about anything stream-related going on in NJ. Fly tying preceding the meeting at 6:30pm.

Fly Tying at LL Bean

Here is a picture of JSTU's Ron Ryder and Jeff Conover from the Ernest Swiebert TU chapter at a recent fly tying demonstration at the LL Bean store in Freehold, NJ. A nice way to spread the word about the mission and conservation work of TU...

Want To Receiver The JSTU Newsletter?

If you want to receive the JSTU newsletter and occasional announcements about upcoming events by email, and are not currently on our mailing list, just send a message to our Newsletter Editor Tim Black with your email address and he'll make sure you get added to the mailing list. It's a great way to find out what's happening in the chapter.

Women's Initiative (WI) Program at NJ TU

Make a Difference.....Be a grassroots advocate for protection of the environment

Leave a Legacy.....Work to ensure we have clean, cold, fishable water for generations to come

The main goal of the NJ State Council of Trout Unlimited Women’s Initiative is to provide support for chapters to recruit new members to TU as well as engage current members to network with other women and become involved in chapter projects and river outings.

Volunteer

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is a national organization dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings. A very active NJ group works with veterans from the VA hospital in Lyons, NJ, holding fly tying sessions and hosting fishing outings at the Pequest hatchery and other locations, and they could always use more help. Please visit the New Jersey Project Healing Waters website to find out more information about this fine program or to volunteer some of your time and talent.

Casting for Recovery is a wonderful support and education program for breast cancer survivors. If you would like to find out more about this program, or to volunteer, check out their web site at www.castingforrecovery.org.